現地時間2025年8月26日（火）、午前10時半に起きた。午後、役所と図書館を訪れた。
その後、キツラノビーチを訪れ、そこから海沿いを歩いた。キツラノビーチはとても賑わっていた。砂浜でビーチバレーを楽しむ人たちのほか、砂浜近くの林でハンモックをつるし、そこで仕事をしている人の姿もあった。
ビーチのある公園に入ると、シナサワグルミの木が出迎えてくれる。この木の特徴的な部分は、果実だ。翼のついた果実が鎖のように連なり、この「鎖」が1本の木にいくつもぶら下がっている。
今日の散歩で印象に残ったものは、ほかにもたくさんある。例えば、バンクーバー海洋博物館。合掌造りを彷彿とさせるような屋根が印象的だ。メキシコマシコらしき小鳥を目撃することもできた。
On Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, I got up at 10:30 a.m. PDT and went out in the afternoon to update my SIN at a government office and to visit a library.
Afterward, I headed to Kitsilano Beach and walked from there to downtown Vancouver via the Granville Bridge. It was my first time at the beach, and I found it popular since it was crowded. Many people were playing beach volleyball, and someone was working while sitting on a hammock in a wooded area near the beach.
As I entered Kitsilano Beach Park, a huge Chinese Wingnut tree greeted me and offered shade where people were relaxing. Its winged nutlets hung in clusters like chains, dangling in great numbers.
Not only the beach but also the other places I walked through today were interesting to see. The distinctive building of the Vancouver Maritime Museum, which I’d like to visit someday, stands near the bay. I also spotted a female finch, likely a house finch.